135
135
Nov 20, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 0
israel threatening to take the next step if if hamas doesn't stop the rocket fire into israel. the next step ground troops moving in. we want to bring in ambassador dennis ross, served as adviser to four presidents and is a mideast diplomacy analyst. it's great to have you with me today. big news coming within the last hour, al jazeera reporting that the ceasefire is going to be announced this evening in cairo. now egypt will reportedly be agreeing to oversee this plan which is said to include an easing of the crossroads into gaza. so peace appears to be eminent but what do you make of the transparency of what the outline of it deal is? >> well, i think we still need to see it implemented. having spent a lot of time in the middle east, done a lot of negotiations, one thing i know about this part of the world, nothing is concluded until you actually see it carried out. it's one thing to talk about it. it's something else to do it. so let's actually see the ceasefire take hold. what i'm hearing is that by midnight their time, which would be around 5:00 our time, that's when it mi
israel threatening to take the next step if if hamas doesn't stop the rocket fire into israel. the next step ground troops moving in. we want to bring in ambassador dennis ross, served as adviser to four presidents and is a mideast diplomacy analyst. it's great to have you with me today. big news coming within the last hour, al jazeera reporting that the ceasefire is going to be announced this evening in cairo. now egypt will reportedly be agreeing to oversee this plan which is said to include...
184
184
Nov 21, 2012
11/12
by
KQEH
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
, here they are brokering between hamas and israel. it's a new role for this government but it also shows that they're playing a very significant place within the region right now. >> brown: what do you think about that? and also this question of hamas gaining a kind of legitimacy through all of this through egyptians, other foreign ministers coming to gaza and leaving abbas out of it. >> he's sort of out in the cold. i agree with ambassador ross. the egyptians have been playing a very prominent role, but i think we can't ignore the fact that hamas has been greatly em imoald ened even since the attacks began, even since the assassination of their top military commander, their popularity, their stock, if you will, in the region has skyrocketed while their rivals in the west bank have plummeted smed even we're at a situation now where the exact opposite of the intended outcome is what we have. the policy has been for the last five years to support and build up the leadership in the west bank. >> brown: the u.s. policy. the u.s. policy, r
, here they are brokering between hamas and israel. it's a new role for this government but it also shows that they're playing a very significant place within the region right now. >> brown: what do you think about that? and also this question of hamas gaining a kind of legitimacy through all of this through egyptians, other foreign ministers coming to gaza and leaving abbas out of it. >> he's sort of out in the cold. i agree with ambassador ross. the egyptians have been playing a...
281
281
Nov 21, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 281
favorite 0
quote 0
and her egyptian counterpart announced the deal to end hostilities and greater cooperation between israel and gaza in the near future. >> the united states welcomes the agreement today for a cease-fire in gaza, for it to hold, the rocket attacks must end. a broader calm returned. the people of this region deserve the chance to live free from fear and violence and today's agreement is a step in the right direction that we should build on. >> this news comes after more than a week of violence that claimed 140 palestinian and 5 israeli lives. obviously, this day belongs to the israelis and palestinians. but americans should also look at today as proof that we got it right on election day. i want you to take a look at that scene again. that moment lasted just a few minutes. but it represents a week of slow, deliberate diplomacy by the president, secretary clinton and obama's foreign policy team. and a lot of patience. there was no sabre rattling, no caustic words, no cheap shots. for that you needed to turn to the republicans. >> if this god forbid conflict escalates, again, it is a sign of a
and her egyptian counterpart announced the deal to end hostilities and greater cooperation between israel and gaza in the near future. >> the united states welcomes the agreement today for a cease-fire in gaza, for it to hold, the rocket attacks must end. a broader calm returned. the people of this region deserve the chance to live free from fear and violence and today's agreement is a step in the right direction that we should build on. >> this news comes after more than a week of...
159
159
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
israel said enough is enough. the president has clearly stated as rightly he should, that hamas' behavior in ghana is unacceptable. was the israeli response appropriate? >> the israeli response was appropriate and far less violent than would be justified. the principal of proportionality in international law does not mean that you have to do only what the other side did. it means your response must be limited to what is proportional to the necessity to stop the aggression. the aggression is the firing of rockets. whatever is necessary to get hamas to do that is legal under international law. >> eliot: it is also worth repeating that israel's first strike was against known terrorist leader and subsequent strikes are against missile launching entities themselves is hamas getting more aggressive because it has greater support from egypt? do you see that correlation? >> i think one has to assume that. i think there are some other groups now to hamas' more extreme flank that are pressing it. that they're under some pre
israel said enough is enough. the president has clearly stated as rightly he should, that hamas' behavior in ghana is unacceptable. was the israeli response appropriate? >> the israeli response was appropriate and far less violent than would be justified. the principal of proportionality in international law does not mean that you have to do only what the other side did. it means your response must be limited to what is proportional to the necessity to stop the aggression. the aggression...
300
300
Nov 21, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 300
favorite 0
quote 0
israel doesn't want to do that. they want to pair up the old agreements that says are necessary to restrict the flow of goods goo gaza, to restrict the e flow of weapons and israel believes in you allow more products to come into gaza, there will be more weapons coming in and israel is positioned thus far -- stop firing rockets and then with hamas about some of these other things like the trade restrictions. >> we're having a little trouble with your uplink in terms of you jumping in and out of your question. let me ask about secretary of state hillary clinton arriving in the region. what are the best hopes and expectations for what she's going to be able to do? is she going to change anything in terms of the balance of power and how this is likely to be resolved? >> it depends if she can convince the egyptians to convince hamas. they feel confident because the arab spring has given it a new batch of friends. if hillary clinton can pressure hamas and can be persuaded by mohamed morsi her chances are pretty good. if
israel doesn't want to do that. they want to pair up the old agreements that says are necessary to restrict the flow of goods goo gaza, to restrict the e flow of weapons and israel believes in you allow more products to come into gaza, there will be more weapons coming in and israel is positioned thus far -- stop firing rockets and then with hamas about some of these other things like the trade restrictions. >> we're having a little trouble with your uplink in terms of you jumping in and...
213
213
Nov 19, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 213
favorite 0
quote 0
pushes for a ceasefire, israel says it's ready for a ground war. but first, it's a look at the president's schedule. it's 12 hours ahead in cambodia right now so the president, like most of us, his day is almost over at this point. you see this? oh, let me guess -- more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. >>> we are just weeks away from the so-called fiscal cliff, the $500 billion in automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that will take effect at the beginning of 2013. many hurdle
pushes for a ceasefire, israel says it's ready for a ground war. but first, it's a look at the president's schedule. it's 12 hours ahead in cambodia right now so the president, like most of us, his day is almost over at this point. you see this? oh, let me guess -- more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than...
181
181
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 181
favorite 0
quote 0
and israel. here's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier today. >> the palestinians must recognize the jewish state. and they must be prepared to end the conflict with israel once and for all. none of these vital interests, these vital interests of peace, none of them appear in the resolution that will be put forward before the general assembly today. and that is why israel cannot accept it. >> joining me now to talk more about this, former state department mideast officer joel ruben. also palestinian italian journalist and msnbc contributor willa jabroe. both israel and the u.s. say the resolution violates agreements to solve issues through negotiations which broke down two years ago. on the heels of the recent violent clashes between gaza and israel is now the right time for this vote? >> well, it's a fate acomply that the vote is going to take place. it's been in the works for some time before -- really the bigger issue is how will the parties react after it? there's been a calm re
and israel. here's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier today. >> the palestinians must recognize the jewish state. and they must be prepared to end the conflict with israel once and for all. none of these vital interests, these vital interests of peace, none of them appear in the resolution that will be put forward before the general assembly today. and that is why israel cannot accept it. >> joining me now to talk more about this, former state department mideast...
99
99
Nov 19, 2012
11/12
by
KCSMMHZ
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
they will consider a cease-fire in israel and their attacks and the siege of gaza. >> israel has bombed building and at least 90 people have been killed and some 700 wounded since the air strikes began. >> the bombardment of gaza continues. israeli defense forces are picking targets they say it are connected to palestinian militants. the billionaire also among the latest casualties. across the border in israel, ground troops are massing in preparations for a possible invasion. israel has no mobilize and 40,000 reservists. elsewhere, diplomats are attempting to broker a ceasefire. in jerusalem, middle east peace envoy tony blair met with perez to stop the rocket attacks. >> it is clear we do not have any ambition to gain an advantage but we just want to stop the fire. >> more than 1000 rockets have been fired from a hamas- controlled gaza into israel. the defense system has stopped most of the rockets and from entering your system, but not all. hamas has two demands, says their exile leader in cairo. israel must under bombardment and they must lift the blockade of the strip. he said it w
they will consider a cease-fire in israel and their attacks and the siege of gaza. >> israel has bombed building and at least 90 people have been killed and some 700 wounded since the air strikes began. >> the bombardment of gaza continues. israeli defense forces are picking targets they say it are connected to palestinian militants. the billionaire also among the latest casualties. across the border in israel, ground troops are massing in preparations for a possible invasion....
49
49
tv
eye 49
favorite 0
quote 0
thanks for spending part of your saturday with us here on r t our top story israel's filed a complaint at the u.n. after three syrian tanks entered the de-militarized zone between the two countries breaching a decades old cease fire agreement more details for our middle east correspondent paula sleeper. what we're hearing from these maybe defense establishment is that they do believe that this syrian tank movement is linked to infighting in syria and is not an act of aggression against the state of israel she having said that though the i.d.f. has been on the lookout for precisely this kind of development for several months now it has since the syrian infighting approached the israeli border the i.d.f. has filed a complaint with the united nations over the cease fire violation and at the same time it has raised its alert in the north of the concrete what it is now waiting for is for the united nations disengagement force to oversee the withdrawal of these tanks that into this demilitarized zone in the central golan heights at the same time we understand that the tanks were taking part
thanks for spending part of your saturday with us here on r t our top story israel's filed a complaint at the u.n. after three syrian tanks entered the de-militarized zone between the two countries breaching a decades old cease fire agreement more details for our middle east correspondent paula sleeper. what we're hearing from these maybe defense establishment is that they do believe that this syrian tank movement is linked to infighting in syria and is not an act of aggression against the...
107
107
Nov 22, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
they hate their neighbor, israel. israel, their neighbor, hates them. most of the area is very, very poor. there is a degree of hopelessness here. they have managed -- the israelis have said to the egyptians, with this deal, now gaza is your problem. if rockets come out of here, the egyptians are going to be responsible for talking to hamas. both of you are sort of from similar parties. the islamic hamas group, which is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood, and the muslim brotherhood in egypt, hamas managed to say, okay, you two sort things out together, and we'll see how this goes. >> richard, one of the other things i was struck by is how vague what both sides agreed to is. both sides have agreed to not breach acts for this understanding. it's almost like a fortune cookie, meaningless vague. does that vagueness make a stronger agreement or a weaker one. does that say anything to you? >> reporter: i think this got lawyered pretty hard. what that means is that israel is not supposed to carry out any sort of targeted assassinations. and when you start t
they hate their neighbor, israel. israel, their neighbor, hates them. most of the area is very, very poor. there is a degree of hopelessness here. they have managed -- the israelis have said to the egyptians, with this deal, now gaza is your problem. if rockets come out of here, the egyptians are going to be responsible for talking to hamas. both of you are sort of from similar parties. the islamic hamas group, which is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood, and the muslim brotherhood in egypt,...
15
15
tv
eye 15
favorite 0
quote 0
people seem to of these raby children in southern israel with post-traumatic stress disorder israel was heavily criticized by a part of the world community i agree with you there i remind you and i point out that that was four years ago the lowest civilian to militant casualty rate in history twenty nine percent of those killed were civilians and i'm not belittling the death of any civilians but far lower than any other military campaign in the last century i think that we will see something similar the start we're hoping to achieve number of things first and foremost to significantly degrade the command and control operational abilities of. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has also been talking about hating hamas what it calls surgical strikes warning of a significant widening of the operation and out he spoke to dr mohammed said bonnie has been treating the wounded and he says there are coming they are coming from residential areas not military sites. and armed civilians are under attack including women and children all the injured we are treating come to us from residential
people seem to of these raby children in southern israel with post-traumatic stress disorder israel was heavily criticized by a part of the world community i agree with you there i remind you and i point out that that was four years ago the lowest civilian to militant casualty rate in history twenty nine percent of those killed were civilians and i'm not belittling the death of any civilians but far lower than any other military campaign in the last century i think that we will see something...
30
30
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
and israel has shown remarkable restraint but now what israel has done is to capitated the military command of hamas and it attacked the missile storage spots and that's what they've done so far the next step is up to hamas unfortunately i'm told by the i.d.f. in the last twenty four hours two hundred forty five missiles have been launched that israel so if they continue to do that i'm sure there will be additional attacks up to and including a ground assault if that's the only way for israel to defend itself ok norman where do you came in on this i mean another ground assault you've written a book about the last one. i don't think there will be a ground assault with i do think it's true that it's pretty similar in the build up to what happened in two thousand and eight two thousand and nine back then israel was worried about what it called the parents capacity means its ability to terrorize people in the region after the defeat it suffered in two thousand and six by the party of god that has eleven and now israel has been suffering one foreign relations debacle after another first
and israel has shown remarkable restraint but now what israel has done is to capitated the military command of hamas and it attacked the missile storage spots and that's what they've done so far the next step is up to hamas unfortunately i'm told by the i.d.f. in the last twenty four hours two hundred forty five missiles have been launched that israel so if they continue to do that i'm sure there will be additional attacks up to and including a ground assault if that's the only way for israel...
42
42
tv
eye 42
favorite 0
quote 0
from southern israel from hamas twenty five rockets were fired into southern israel over the night israeli anti missile defenses trying to shoot those down some of them land landing in in southern israel as well this immediate escalation in the fighting between hamas and israel came about yesterday afternoon with the targeted killing by environ airstrike of the the leader of hamas is military wing jobbery there's a bit there was a video released shortly after that of the missile striking his car and then a large scale aerial offensive. started after that over gaza loud explosions rocking all only the built up areas there about ten people reported killed including civilians there the great fear now that a ground invasion is imminent israeli sources have said that they're fully prepared to start a gun invasion if they deem it necessary and they have called up reservists possibly stuff yes and we've seen the tension escalating in the region over the past few weeks haven't we tom. we have hamas rocket attacks have been intensifying in the past couple of weeks hundreds of rockets fired from gaz
from southern israel from hamas twenty five rockets were fired into southern israel over the night israeli anti missile defenses trying to shoot those down some of them land landing in in southern israel as well this immediate escalation in the fighting between hamas and israel came about yesterday afternoon with the targeted killing by environ airstrike of the the leader of hamas is military wing jobbery there's a bit there was a video released shortly after that of the missile striking his...
148
148
Nov 20, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
they have fought wars with israel on behalf of the palestinians. this cuts deep in the arab identity and simply won't give it up, won't let anyone assume the negotiations on behalf of the palestinians and that's why people have seen this, the rise of the muslim brother hood and particularly the presidency of mohammed morsi as a positive sin to be a break through for the region for stability and for u.s. interests as well. >> we will certainly be following it. all roads lead to cairo. that's been true for hundreds if not thousands of years. ayman mohyeldin thank you for your reporting from gaza. stay safe. >>> after the break, loopholes, brackets, increased revenue. are democrats and republicans ready to come to the table and make a deal? we will talk to luke russert and martin bashir about getting a piece of the tax pie, next on "now." ♪ [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts to see if you can find better coverage, save money, o
they have fought wars with israel on behalf of the palestinians. this cuts deep in the arab identity and simply won't give it up, won't let anyone assume the negotiations on behalf of the palestinians and that's why people have seen this, the rise of the muslim brother hood and particularly the presidency of mohammed morsi as a positive sin to be a break through for the region for stability and for u.s. interests as well. >> we will certainly be following it. all roads lead to cairo....
139
139
Nov 19, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
and israel. you is a very different dynamic now and why this is also a very big test to egypt, to its credit, america is allowing egypt to immediate this and so far, egyptian officials say they are not [ inaudible ] a peace treaty with israel. president morsi says he's committed to the international obligations but he's also using his leverage to perhaps rein in hamas. it's not necessarily that hamas feels empowered but now perhaps egypt's president is saying to hamas you also have a responsibility to govern, you can't just fire these rockets indiscriminately and trigger this type of backlash. this isn't only a crossroads for israel and gaza, it has a tremendous amount of implications for egypt and u.s. foreign policy vis-a-vis the new emerging realities of the arab world. >> i want to open this up to our panel in new york. something that has been going on that i don't think has got an ton of coverage, is how the israeli defense ministry is using twitter to sort of talk about what they are doing.
and israel. you is a very different dynamic now and why this is also a very big test to egypt, to its credit, america is allowing egypt to immediate this and so far, egyptian officials say they are not [ inaudible ] a peace treaty with israel. president morsi says he's committed to the international obligations but he's also using his leverage to perhaps rein in hamas. it's not necessarily that hamas feels empowered but now perhaps egypt's president is saying to hamas you also have a...
28
28
tv
eye 28
favorite 0
quote 0
for israel and israel to be those that seem so to them that a ground operation is justified to try cope with and the launching of this missiles now when this operation is going to start it would be decided by it seems to me that by israeli military generals but it seems to me that israel will not start its a ground operation against gaza until then they're sure that they destroyed much of the palestinian missive cavities through airstrikes which have been going on for more than forty eight hours now you are in gaza at the moment we continue to get reports up by the minute here in moscow regarding more minutes of rockets flying need to reduce eliminate tell of us well the i.d.f. amassing troops you all there at the moment can you tell us what's going on and what is the feeling as well way you are. well the feeling here in gaza is that this is not what we want a war is on that of the last thing on the mind of the palestinians of the one point five million palestinians who live in gaza we've barely just recovered from the israeli casket off where ition four years ago in which israel inflic
for israel and israel to be those that seem so to them that a ground operation is justified to try cope with and the launching of this missiles now when this operation is going to start it would be decided by it seems to me that by israeli military generals but it seems to me that israel will not start its a ground operation against gaza until then they're sure that they destroyed much of the palestinian missive cavities through airstrikes which have been going on for more than forty eight...
22
22
tv
eye 22
favorite 0
quote 0
israel is not an aggressor and israel don't use force when it's not needed when we feel quiet we met it with quiet and that's in every case and believe me throughout the last years it was so many times when israel was expected to react to react intensively but we didn't do so because we really believe that the international community will do so and we did you know very surgical attacks on terrorists and even now with the very surgical it that some terrorist we don't want to use force more than we need and bats in every every case just let us live in peace we will not use force believe me because even though with those surgical attacks what we've heard the word described a lot over the last couple of days there were dozens of civilians in gaza killed including thirty seven children will anyone in your government or military be held accountable for those deaths do you think. definitely and we're really really sorry for these deaths but you should know that hamas terrorists hiding behind civilians they fire rockets from schools they hide their rockets in hospitals they use apartments of
israel is not an aggressor and israel don't use force when it's not needed when we feel quiet we met it with quiet and that's in every case and believe me throughout the last years it was so many times when israel was expected to react to react intensively but we didn't do so because we really believe that the international community will do so and we did you know very surgical attacks on terrorists and even now with the very surgical it that some terrorist we don't want to use force more than...
35
35
tv
eye 35
favorite 0
quote 0
israel. maybe not this. there is a brochure but distinctive enough to show that the oldies yez still don't quite like. wealthy british style. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports. sitting down with our tea for a one on one interview is robert mcnally the founder and president of the rapid and group mr mcnally also served as top domestic and international energy adviser to george w. bush mr mcnally thank you very much for sitting down with r.t. today you're very welcome glad to be here you have said that the u.s. the e.u. and israel give a fifty fifty probability that a war with iran would happen how big of a window of opportunity still exists to prevent any military action well i think it's closing very quickly iran according to most non-plussed gratian experts nuclear experts will by sometime next year be at the point.
israel. maybe not this. there is a brochure but distinctive enough to show that the oldies yez still don't quite like. wealthy british style. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports. sitting down with our tea for a one on one interview is robert mcnally the founder and president of the rapid and group mr mcnally also served as top domestic and international energy adviser to george w. bush mr mcnally thank you very much for sitting down...
30
30
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
want to to remind you that israel did everything israel could to proceed to give a chance to this to this process we stopped buildings stopped building in some area for turn months what no government before this government and the end of the of this. of this step of israel nothing happened palestinians didn't get back to the negotiations they did back very symbolically and it was done in two weeks and it again failed so i think that israel done everything he could to bring back this process but again we have to provide security to israel. while we also spoke to ramsey baroud editor of palestine chronicle dot com who believes israel was using peace talks to stall palestine pass to statehood. when netanyahu comes and says the only way of peace is direct negotiations from the point of view of someone who doesn't really understand what's going on it sounds reasonable enough it sounds logical enough but the problem is israel has done everything in its capacity and its power to undermine any chances and any prospects for that for the so-called peace process to achieve anything since palest
want to to remind you that israel did everything israel could to proceed to give a chance to this to this process we stopped buildings stopped building in some area for turn months what no government before this government and the end of the of this. of this step of israel nothing happened palestinians didn't get back to the negotiations they did back very symbolically and it was done in two weeks and it again failed so i think that israel done everything he could to bring back this process but...
191
191
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 191
favorite 0
quote 0
this is something that israel and the u.s. have spent months lobbying against. i want to bring in jim clancy to put this in perspective here from cnn international. jim, first of all, what does this mean in very plain terms, for the palestinians if they get this upgraded status at the u.n., the significance? >> somebody calls them a state. they are allowed to join international organizations. they're even allowed to join the international criminal court. now, this is what worries israel and the united states because in doing so, they could file complaints with the court about the occupation, how palestinians are being treated. right now they have no such recourse. this is what could trigger a backlash by the u.s. and israel, who are downplaying it now saying that it's really meaningless, it doesn't have much meaning, and in a sense they're right, but for the palestinians, as can you see there in ramallah, it has incredible meaning, and it's got meaning for mahmoud abbas and fatah. this is a group completely sidelined by what hamas was doing in gaza. these are th
this is something that israel and the u.s. have spent months lobbying against. i want to bring in jim clancy to put this in perspective here from cnn international. jim, first of all, what does this mean in very plain terms, for the palestinians if they get this upgraded status at the u.n., the significance? >> somebody calls them a state. they are allowed to join international organizations. they're even allowed to join the international criminal court. now, this is what worries israel...
15
15
tv
eye 15
favorite 0
quote 0
and israel and the us versus the world as a to dismiss palestine success at the un two thirds of countries david go ahead with statehood bid. around the world and around the clock this is r.t. egypt dominated constitutional assembly has passed a new draft constitution the document is based on sharia law and it's triggered fresh protests across the country opposition activists say it's a betrayal of the revolution's ideals which journalist bell true has the details now from cairo. the problem really stems from the constituent assembly itself many of the liberal leftists and church representatives actually walked out of the constituent assembly but they said it was bullying from the islamist factions that dominated the constitution writing body the key issues is the sharia law which many say the articles about sharia law leave opens interpretation to a very ultra orthodox interpretation and in addition the rights groups are saying that some articles are really impinging on human rights for example the practice of military trials of civilians which is condemned on the international law is act
and israel and the us versus the world as a to dismiss palestine success at the un two thirds of countries david go ahead with statehood bid. around the world and around the clock this is r.t. egypt dominated constitutional assembly has passed a new draft constitution the document is based on sharia law and it's triggered fresh protests across the country opposition activists say it's a betrayal of the revolution's ideals which journalist bell true has the details now from cairo. the problem...
46
46
tv
eye 46
favorite 0
quote 0
in gauging with the state of israel in comparison to mahmoud abbas who is seen. in the western world as much more moderate in comparison to have mass presenting a more hardline position including armed resistance against the state of israel so what we have here is a palestinian political dynamic as well if the western world and indeed the u.n. does not support this increased status for the palestinian people then what will almost certainly happen will be that mahmoud abbas is seen as even weaker a palestinian national representative and hamas will be further strengthened to the dismay of israel and the united states. paraphilia reporting there from gaza and washington for its part has been trying to persuade mahmoud abbas to drop his u.n. bit earlier we talked to. president of the minaret of freedom institute who explained why it's so important for the u.s. that the palestinian state remains on recognized. in my view washington is simply reflecting the position of israel washington as far as american interests are going to turn if there's no real american interes
in gauging with the state of israel in comparison to mahmoud abbas who is seen. in the western world as much more moderate in comparison to have mass presenting a more hardline position including armed resistance against the state of israel so what we have here is a palestinian political dynamic as well if the western world and indeed the u.n. does not support this increased status for the palestinian people then what will almost certainly happen will be that mahmoud abbas is seen as even...
46
46
tv
eye 46
favorite 0
quote 0
status international support for autonomy gains momentum despite ston shop position from israel and the u.s. . and germany's political opposition lashes out of the country's leaders for lying about the true costs of the greek rescue as the german parliament is set to vote on the latest package for the struggling new member. fortunately live from moscow nine am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie and a further escalation of the crisis in egypt the country stop judiciary have gone on strike to protest president morsi decree that greatly enlarged his power morse's move set off a nationwide wave of violence rallies with tens of thousands of egyptians calling for the islamist leader to step down journalist bill truth has the latest from cairo and we've had two kyrie's major courts with the country's major courts the constitutional court and the appeals court say they are going to strike because the judges themselves are also used to on a partial strike the journey to see the kids and their own so cool strike two seeing really quite a lot of movement that the major sectors within egypt s
status international support for autonomy gains momentum despite ston shop position from israel and the u.s. . and germany's political opposition lashes out of the country's leaders for lying about the true costs of the greek rescue as the german parliament is set to vote on the latest package for the struggling new member. fortunately live from moscow nine am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie and a further escalation of the crisis in egypt the country stop judiciary have gone on strike...
32
32
tv
eye 32
favorite 0
quote 0
fired from gaza into israel today u.n. secretary ban ki moon called for a cease fire in gaza saying a ground operation there must be avoided. while russia is a maybe a. military targets inside gaza. and enjoys to be. a civilian infrastructure. is only acceptable under any circumstances the excessive use of force is can and must be rejected. meanwhile the u.s. is sending warships near israel on border two thousand five hundred marines u.s. officials say they will be on standby in case americans need to be evacuated from israel now the officials say the ships are not meant to serve any combat role but the decision to send the ships signals a growing concern over just where the conflict is had it for more i spoke with artsy international correspondent paula slayer i first asked her if talk about the cease fire has been any comfort for the people there. well if that means comfort because it is a sign on the horizon that what we've worked at for the past seven days is coming to an end but it certainly doesn't mean that it's a l
fired from gaza into israel today u.n. secretary ban ki moon called for a cease fire in gaza saying a ground operation there must be avoided. while russia is a maybe a. military targets inside gaza. and enjoys to be. a civilian infrastructure. is only acceptable under any circumstances the excessive use of force is can and must be rejected. meanwhile the u.s. is sending warships near israel on border two thousand five hundred marines u.s. officials say they will be on standby in case americans...
14
14
tv
eye 14
favorite 0
quote 0
israel that bombardment that was going on earlier has stopped. yet in yahoo the the israeli prime minister's office announced that it would hold its fire for the duration of this visit as long as hamas also stopped firing rockets as well the prime minister added that he does respect and wants to continue the egypt and israel's peace treaty that peace treaty very important to both countries foreign policies and there are hopes that possibly a cease fire may be signed at the moment possibly that is the very best hope that there is of a de escalation of violence around guards or for the moment the bombardment has stopped as have the rocket attacks they were very intense earlier this morning and also overnight and are there any signs of a ground invasion nearing than. well that is still the question on many people's lips there is still the fact that thirty thousand reservists are ready to be called up ses the israeli defense forces and that bombardment has been very intense indeed one hundred thirty targets struck over the second night of this aerial
israel that bombardment that was going on earlier has stopped. yet in yahoo the the israeli prime minister's office announced that it would hold its fire for the duration of this visit as long as hamas also stopped firing rockets as well the prime minister added that he does respect and wants to continue the egypt and israel's peace treaty that peace treaty very important to both countries foreign policies and there are hopes that possibly a cease fire may be signed at the moment possibly that...
25
25
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
well following the vote both israel and the u.s. tried to downplay its significance washington's amboy to the u.n. susan rice the palestinian hopes are doomed to failure as recognition by the u.n. won't change anything on the ground today's grand pronouncements will soon fade and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership it does not this resolution does not establish that. there is a state. ramsey baroud added to her and palestine chronicle dot com says washington's middle east rhetoric is outdated and the un vote shows the u.s. risks possible isolation because of its unflinching support for israel. what hillary clinton has actually said can only be understood within the old context the us is an evil to get out of the rot it's political rot of many years partly the united states its is stuck in its own foreign policy of all it is incapable of adapting to a new middle east to the so-call
well following the vote both israel and the u.s. tried to downplay its significance washington's amboy to the u.n. susan rice the palestinian hopes are doomed to failure as recognition by the u.n. won't change anything on the ground today's grand pronouncements will soon fade and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership it does not this resolution...
217
217
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 217
favorite 0
quote 0
equal in status with israel, and the united states. and anybody else belonging to the u.n. just for some context here, though, the plo has been a permanent observer. that's been their status since 1974. and that has given palestinians the right to speak out and be heard at the assembly. but it doesn't give them a right to vote. richard roth, who covers the u.n. extensively and is our cnn favorite on this topic, is there to really give a little more context as to what they wanted to and what kind of status it would give them and how far up in status it would actually elevate them. richard, tell us what it means. >> okay. first, just to clarify, hamas not really here with the palestinians. the palestinian president abbas is in new york, met with the secretary general last night. yes, this is, as usual with the u.n., words matter. sometimes one letter in a document could be a time bomb. what we have here is the u.n. upgrading later today the status of the palestinians here. they are in effect going to become sort of a state within a group of states. but really, as you mentione
equal in status with israel, and the united states. and anybody else belonging to the u.n. just for some context here, though, the plo has been a permanent observer. that's been their status since 1974. and that has given palestinians the right to speak out and be heard at the assembly. but it doesn't give them a right to vote. richard roth, who covers the u.n. extensively and is our cnn favorite on this topic, is there to really give a little more context as to what they wanted to and what...
175
175
Nov 22, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 175
favorite 0
quote 1
the sweetener was support for israel. support for israel diplomatmatically. standing beside us. upholding our right to defend ourselves in the face of hamas terror. that was very important for us. also it's important for that iron dome missile system which you saw working, anderson, and working so outstandingly, taking down about 85% to 90% of all the incoming rockets and denying hamas the opportunity to -- or the ability to strike at our 5.5 million israelis who were under rocket fire. >> we talked about this, ambassador, a few hours ago. there have now been apparently five rockets launched. a number of them intercepted. but three of them landed in southern israel. how do you see that? how seriously do you take that in terms of a violation of the cease-fire thus far? >> we assumed it would take a while for the cease-fire to take hold. i understand now it has taken hold. there hasn't been fire for a while. of course, we are not firing. there is a cease-fire, anderson. >> all right. ambassador oren, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you very much. >> thank you, anderson. >>>
the sweetener was support for israel. support for israel diplomatmatically. standing beside us. upholding our right to defend ourselves in the face of hamas terror. that was very important for us. also it's important for that iron dome missile system which you saw working, anderson, and working so outstandingly, taking down about 85% to 90% of all the incoming rockets and denying hamas the opportunity to -- or the ability to strike at our 5.5 million israelis who were under rocket fire....
233
233
Nov 26, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 233
favorite 0
quote 0
they refuse to be critical because they helped with cease-fire and fight between hamas and israel. >> as you imagine, the republican push back on this, and the administration response was fast. john mccain on "fox news sunday." >> renounce the statement and move he just made. allow the judiciary to function. if the judiciary is flawed in some way, that is a ill nose be -- illness cured over time. to assume this power is unacceptable to the united states of america. then we can outline what action might be taken. but first, condemn it. this is not acceptable. this is not what they expect. over dollars will be related to the progress toward democracy. >> senator mccain is helpful here by pointing out that the united states has leverage over egypt. i disagree with jonah on the idea id's a new dictatorship in home of the muslim brotherhood. in the negotiation with israe israel, morsi showed he can separate himself out and fact a pragmatic fashion. i don't know if he is represent brotherhood. the next day cashing in the political capital by declaring yourself unimpeachable dictator of the
they refuse to be critical because they helped with cease-fire and fight between hamas and israel. >> as you imagine, the republican push back on this, and the administration response was fast. john mccain on "fox news sunday." >> renounce the statement and move he just made. allow the judiciary to function. if the judiciary is flawed in some way, that is a ill nose be -- illness cured over time. to assume this power is unacceptable to the united states of america. then we...
155
155
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
egypt has pulled its ambassador out of israel in protest. they have said they want this to end right now. cutter has came out in a very strong statement against israel. egypt is calling for a u.n. security council meeting about this latest round of attacks the united states for its part though is standing by israel. right now, it is 2:15 in the morning. 10 hours is when hamas will buyery their dead. that's when we will know if they call it a day or we are starting another war. shepard? >> shepard: weird lighting there, leland. have they been shooting at you? >> not yet. that's what we are trying to prevent. they have laser guided missiles back in the gaza strip. that's what started this whole thing six days ago. we don't want to give them any targets considering how dark it is out here. we don't want them mistaking us for israeli army jeep. >> shepard: three people died when their small plane crashed into a house in mississippi. and it reportedly happened while they were on their way to a federal aviation administration safety conference les
egypt has pulled its ambassador out of israel in protest. they have said they want this to end right now. cutter has came out in a very strong statement against israel. egypt is calling for a u.n. security council meeting about this latest round of attacks the united states for its part though is standing by israel. right now, it is 2:15 in the morning. 10 hours is when hamas will buyery their dead. that's when we will know if they call it a day or we are starting another war. shepard? >>...
28
28
tv
eye 28
favorite 0
quote 0
risks possible isolation due to its unflinching support for israel. what hillary clinton has actually said can only be understood within the old context the us is an evil to get out of the rot it's political rot of many years partly the united states its is stuck in its own foreign policy of all it is incapable of adapting to a new middle east to the so-called arab spring to the new realities that are emerging from the region it is still trying to side with the israeli lobby is trying to back israel right or wrong along with few islands that are kind of basically exist within within the american political sphere it's embarrassing day for american foreign policy today yet they persist and their refuse to depart and leave that all started school politics today was this this amazing historic chance for the rest of the international community to challenge the u.s. and israel and their addicted hearts and to say in one harmonious voice that we do support in principle the establishment of a palestinian state. well the historic u.n. vote and prospects for pe
risks possible isolation due to its unflinching support for israel. what hillary clinton has actually said can only be understood within the old context the us is an evil to get out of the rot it's political rot of many years partly the united states its is stuck in its own foreign policy of all it is incapable of adapting to a new middle east to the so-called arab spring to the new realities that are emerging from the region it is still trying to side with the israeli lobby is trying to back...
39
39
tv
eye 39
favorite 0
quote 0
the policy of israel and will encourage the members of the national community to hold israel accountable in a practical way on its violations to international law and its violations of the rights of the palestinian people especially on the expansion of illegal settlements what in terms of accountability then as you say many palestine's new status could have benchley seen them join the international criminal court do you think they would use this position to drag israel to the hague operation cast lead four years ago for example hundreds of palestinians died. yes these kind of israeli war crimes seem to be continuing. daily by additions of the international law by the israeli occupation in the west bank. and we hope that this wall which will enable palestine to be among many relevant agencies will enhance the process of accountability against israel and in the same time and the process of building the infrastructure of the state. that it is with the help of the international community. that professor. thank you very much for joining us here r.t. . online right now abuse in detention for t
the policy of israel and will encourage the members of the national community to hold israel accountable in a practical way on its violations to international law and its violations of the rights of the palestinian people especially on the expansion of illegal settlements what in terms of accountability then as you say many palestine's new status could have benchley seen them join the international criminal court do you think they would use this position to drag israel to the hague operation...
22
22
tv
eye 22
favorite 0
quote 0
and israel have given the circumstances of his failure at the u.n. would lead to him losing support him and how mass gaining more power wouldn't it. absolutely mall of the israel says no to be blown as it says yes to terror i mean that palestinians will continue to fight for their freedom and their way to school basic ways to do so one through be brought to see and it was here shows and the other ones were there oh these are the cities no two balls and this is very great. when israel and and the us have been saying the palestinian bid is harming prospects for peace in this region how is that. this is so ridiculous i mean they claim that this is one sided. the palestinian thinking you know if the u.s. but the settlements are much more one sided than even you're a verse of the the state i mean. the spirit sion from locals because she asians he was ready to move your ship he instantly serves very logical ones like freezing the settlements israel says lol freezing the certain brands so we are all going for him except they're going to be international com
and israel have given the circumstances of his failure at the u.n. would lead to him losing support him and how mass gaining more power wouldn't it. absolutely mall of the israel says no to be blown as it says yes to terror i mean that palestinians will continue to fight for their freedom and their way to school basic ways to do so one through be brought to see and it was here shows and the other ones were there oh these are the cities no two balls and this is very great. when israel and and...
24
24
tv
eye 24
favorite 0
quote 0
supported israel is due to the fact that israel is continuing to disregard the will of the national community that has been called by all international community on israel to stop the expansion of settlements but yet they're moving ahead with it which is isolating israel and i hope this will further isolate. the policy of israel and will encourage the members of the international community to hold israel accountable in a practical way on its violations of national law and its violations of the rights of the palestinian people especially on the expansion of illegal settlements after the break tonight's capital account. if you're passing through rushes to veer region you really can walk on the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoilt countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fisherman and provides a business opportunity for hunters there are defined hunting seasons in russia but lax enforcement means many animals are killed out of the allotted times which can leave young animals orphaned and unable to survive
supported israel is due to the fact that israel is continuing to disregard the will of the national community that has been called by all international community on israel to stop the expansion of settlements but yet they're moving ahead with it which is isolating israel and i hope this will further isolate. the policy of israel and will encourage the members of the international community to hold israel accountable in a practical way on its violations of national law and its violations of the...
27
27
tv
eye 27
favorite 0
quote 0
of engaging with the state of israel in comparison to mahmoud abbas is really seen. in the western world as much more moderate in comparison to present in the hard line position including the resistance against the state of israel so what we have here is a palestinian political dynamic as well if the western world and the u.n. does not support this increase status for the palestinian people then what will almost certainly happen will be that mahmoud abbas is seen as even weaker of the palestinian national representative and hamas will be further strengthened to the dismay of israel and the united states. well one of the biggest questions concerning the possible recognition of palestinian statehood at the u.n. is whether that will put the peace process with israel back on track our policy here looks at what people in both camps expect. palestinian president mahmoud abbas still has to present his case to the united nations but his supporters are already cheering a move that promises palestinians more legal clout on the international stage ever they decide to take any p
of engaging with the state of israel in comparison to mahmoud abbas is really seen. in the western world as much more moderate in comparison to present in the hard line position including the resistance against the state of israel so what we have here is a palestinian political dynamic as well if the western world and the u.n. does not support this increase status for the palestinian people then what will almost certainly happen will be that mahmoud abbas is seen as even weaker of the...
21
21
tv
eye 21
favorite 0
quote 0
bad events in israel and gaza we could see that is that that is that israel has a size of a job instead of has to be attacked by war more than one thousand five hundred rockets we can understand security concerns that's why we have a special relationship and that's why we are very concerned about the upcoming process with our decision to abstain this time we would make very clear that we support the ultimate goal of two state solution and that we would encourage everybody to come back to the negotiating table in order to find a peaceful solution for both sides or just keep abreast of it all i can let you know the vote on the great a palestinian state is that the united nations expected it's a place twenty one hours g.m.t. tonight we'll of course keep you up to date on the outcome. the wide reaching leveson report into the standards of the u.k. press has suggested it should be regulated by a new independent body backed by legislation the prime minister cameron's agreed that contact between politicians and media exactly should be made public one of the first reactions polyploid joins me l
bad events in israel and gaza we could see that is that that is that israel has a size of a job instead of has to be attacked by war more than one thousand five hundred rockets we can understand security concerns that's why we have a special relationship and that's why we are very concerned about the upcoming process with our decision to abstain this time we would make very clear that we support the ultimate goal of two state solution and that we would encourage everybody to come back to the...
30
30
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
supporting israel is due to the fact that israel is continuing to disregard the will of the national community that has been called by all international community on israel to stop the expansion of settlements but yet they're moving ahead with it which is isolating israel and i hope this will further isolate this aggression policy of israel and will encourage the members of the international community to hold israel accountable in a practical way on its way relations to the international law and its well ations to the rights of the palestinian people especially on the expansion of illegal settlements. was to whistleblower dismissed speculation that his health deteriorating instead he's revealed to us that there will be a new sensational explosion next year which he promises will send shock waves around the world of course one of laura smith spoke to the wiki leaks supreme. as any journalist working in london now is i'm pretty familiar with standing outside the ecuadorian embassy waiting for julian assange is to come out and talk from the balcony just to my right here but this evening
supporting israel is due to the fact that israel is continuing to disregard the will of the national community that has been called by all international community on israel to stop the expansion of settlements but yet they're moving ahead with it which is isolating israel and i hope this will further isolate this aggression policy of israel and will encourage the members of the international community to hold israel accountable in a practical way on its way relations to the international law...
127
127
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 127
favorite 0
quote 0
that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me next. first, a look ahead at the president's schedule. one big thing on the schedule today that everybody is fairly interested in. that's that lunch with mitt romney. we're told no cameras. we'll see. we of the white house press corps officially protesting. we'd like to force them to let there be some official fourth estate coverage of this historic event. we'll see if they grant it. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. a winter wonderland doesn't just happen. it takes some doing. some coordinating. and a trip to the one place with the new ideas that help us pull it all together. from the things
that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me...
18
18
tv
eye 18
favorite 0
quote 0
the palestinians un status is expected to go in favor of the autonomy despite staunch resistance from israel and the u.s. . and germany's political opposition lashes out at the country's leaders for lying about the true cost of the greek rescue was the german parliament is set to vote on the latest aid package for the struggling you. are welcome you watching our take live from moscow now and a further escalation of the crisis in egypt opposition activists are plying are planning more mass rallies against president morsi has decree that greatly enlarged his power tens of thousands of egyptians are now calling for these alarmist leader to stand down under pressure from protest lawmakers have vowed to finish drafting the country's new constitution on thursday but the move is only likely to spark more unrest as judas bell true reports from cairo. when this constitution is drafted and goes through referendum president morsi wrote in his controversial constitution that duration of his extra powers he says soon will and to this is off the referendum however the real issue the heart of this debate i
the palestinians un status is expected to go in favor of the autonomy despite staunch resistance from israel and the u.s. . and germany's political opposition lashes out at the country's leaders for lying about the true cost of the greek rescue was the german parliament is set to vote on the latest aid package for the struggling you. are welcome you watching our take live from moscow now and a further escalation of the crisis in egypt opposition activists are plying are planning more mass...
29
29
tv
eye 29
favorite 0
quote 0
things now paula how israel taking the news of this vote so far. well when the israeli ambassador to the united nations one poser put forward his address to the united nations general assembly he was essentially with those entering what has been and continues to be the israeli point of view he said that the palestinian leadership made a mistake in making this but in the first place he said that the resolution was one sided and then it did not in any way address the security concerns that the state of israel has he also said that it would push the peace process forward further backwards rather than move it forward and this is a view that we've heard repeatedly from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he says that the only way forward for a two state solution is direct negotiations at the negotiating table between israelis and palestinians and cannot in any decoration of the state are first having these negotiations going toward a long lasting peace now we have heard already cold calls for sanctions we certainly have heard earlier this week
things now paula how israel taking the news of this vote so far. well when the israeli ambassador to the united nations one poser put forward his address to the united nations general assembly he was essentially with those entering what has been and continues to be the israeli point of view he said that the palestinian leadership made a mistake in making this but in the first place he said that the resolution was one sided and then it did not in any way address the security concerns that the...